Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-03
The WEATHER.

C~ontinuancs OF the Cold Spell, with
Driftin. Snow and Bsocknded Rail-
roads.
A cold wave, a storm rave and an
electric wave, or q combination of the
several elements into one wayep possesses
the country aud as this section is o part
of the country 1t experiences the effects
OF the visltstion. Intense cold Is still
our portion and though the wind has
been light railroads are badly drifted.
On the Northwestern road there has
bsen nc regular train IN einoe yesterday
noon. The pay train arrived and went
out, but stuck I'D the snow near Wakon-
da and at seven O'Clock last night q force
OF shovelers Nas taken out to the scene
to clear the track. The trains due on
that road did not arrive last night and
no trains have arrived or departed to-
day. The blockade still exists between
Yankton and Centreville. From beyond
that point the local office has no infor-
nation.
On the Milwaukee road the only stop
page reported is at the insane asylum
out. Yesterday afternoons up train
stuck there several hours and to-day's
up train is delayed at the same point. A
force Of shovelers has been at work there
all day. Last nights passenger train
from the east was three hours late. This
mornings passenger train for the east
over the Milwaukee pulled ont on time,
but the locomotive died in the
yard and some two hours
elapsed before another locomotive could
be made ready. So the train was that
much late getting out. The mixed train
from the east arrived on time this morn
ing, at $50. and proceeded on its way as
far as the asylum cut. At four O'Clock
this afternoon it was reported that the
obstacle had been removed and the
train would move on.
Last nights and this mornings trains
brought no eastern or northern mil and
information is that the cold weather
BLOCKADE is general. Yesterday through
out the north snow storms and extreme
cold prevailed and in the south there
were violent thunder storms. The cleo
trical condition of the atmosphere inter
fered seriously with the working Of the
telegraph wires and in many places the
wires we're Frustrated by storms. The
cold throughout Dakota was not SO in
tense yesterday as it had been for sew
eral days, but drifting snow kept rail-
road trains quiet. Last night was q
night OF wind everywhere and to-day
the railroad world is almost at q stand
still.
Yesterdays report OF weather the
country oyer, made up at Chicago, says:
The signal service report extremely
cold weather in northern Montana, the
mercury at Fort A~ssinaboine registering
46 degrees below zero at 7 o'clock shis
morning. Throughout Dakota, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin il is considerably
warmer, northern Minnesota points re.
porting zero weather, while At St. Paul
it ID 3 degrees above zero; Lacrosse.
Wis, ii above and Chicago 20 above,
It is showing throughout the northwest,
ana In nearly all the states north of the
Ohio river. Heavy thunder showers are
reported at Knoxville, Tenn, Louis.
vile and Cincinnati, and the telegraph
service throughout the southwest Is
very much impaired in consequence.
Trains on the Fremont. Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley. road between Chadron
and Douglas have been blockaded by
snow for three days. There is two feet
Of snow on q level at Douglas. Wyo.
The Thermometer registers tonight o.
degrees below zero, the coolest thia
winter.